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    • University of Georgia students hold a Black Lives Matter protest in support of Breonna Taylor on East Broad Street by the University of Georgia arch on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Athens. The protest included demands for changes at the university, such as continuous diversity training for campus police and renaming buildings with current names that have racist origins. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com
    EducationUniversity of Georgia grapples with student discrimination complaints
    AJC file photo.
    Georgia Politics| 30m ago
    POLLS OPEN: Special election for Congressman John Lewis’ seat
    Fulton DA Paul Howard speaks during a press conference at Fulton County Superior Courthouse on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, was charged Wednesday with felony murder and 10 other offenses in his death, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office said. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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    Judge: I never OK’d Paul Howard’s nonprofit pay arrangement
    September 23, 2020, Athens - Class is taking place outdoor in the University of Georgia campus in Athens. The latest White House report on the coronavirus recommends Georgia take aggressive steps to test and quarantine college students to curb community spread. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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    Georgia improves in coronavirus cases in latest White House report
    Pre-election testing of voting equipment last week in Douglas and Richmond counties found a second column of candidates in Georgia's special election for the U.S. Senate didn’t always appear on touchscreens because of a technical problem. Among the candidates who were listed in that column were Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, and Democrats Matt Lieberman, Ed Tarver and Raphael Warnock. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
    Georgia Politics
    Fix coming to Georgia touchscreens to restore missing Senate candidates
    A clarification of voting rights for former criminals has come before Georgia's October 5 voter registration deadline.(Dreamstime/TNS)
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    AJC Community Conversations: What you need to know about key races
    Many 911 services across the nation suffered an outage Monday evening.
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    911 systems nationwide suffer Monday night outage
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    2 charged after Georgia teen dies while playing with rifle
    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has slapped Atlanta-based carpet giant Interface and two former executives with civil penalties. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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    Georgia carpet giant and former executives fined by federal regulators
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    Lil Yachty was arrested after authorities said he was driving more than 150 mph
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    Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty arrested; GSP says he exceeded 150 mph
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    Motorcycle involved in crash that shut down Alpharetta road
    Don McClellan, a veteran WSB-TV reporter, died September 27, 2020 at age 88. He was still filing reports for the station well into his 80s. CR: WSB-TV
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    Longtime WSB-TV reporter Don McClellan dies at 88
    Jogging Stands Out as Best Exercise to Combat 'Obesity Genes,' Says Study
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    Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Cancer, Researchers Say
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    <p>David Rose acknowledged Wednesday that turning down the plea deal puts him at risk for prison if he&#39;s indicted for felonies.</p>
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    Former police officer pleads guilty to battery nearly 3 years after ...
    FILE - In this July 21 2020, file photo, funeral home workers in protective suits carry the coffin of a woman who died from COVID-19 into a hearse in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, South Africa. The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders' resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
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    Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 1 million
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    Nathan Deal backs Doug Collins bid for Senate in Georgia
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    Judge orders emergency paper backups of voter records in Georgia
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    Cindy McCain, widow of late senator, joins Joe Biden transition team
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    Fix coming to Georgia touchscreens to restore missing Senate candidates
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    Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings to begin Oct. 12
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    Coronavirus
    Death Toll in US Due to Coronavirus Surpasses 200,000
    Coronavirus| 19m ago
    Global coronavirus death toll passes 1 million
    Atlanta Public Schools announced a donation from Mercedes-Benz USA that will support two schools and the district's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. AJC FILE PHOTO/Alyssa Pointer
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    President Donald Trump planned to announce Monday the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urging governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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    The Rev. Leann Culbreath speaks during a protest that followed a whistleblower's complaint about unwanted gynecological procedures on women in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla. JENNI GIRTMAN/For the AJC
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    Elsie Grant, 86, sets her walker aside reaching for an air hug from her daughter, Wanda Schroeder, while socially distanced behind a protective plastic curtain at Westbury Medical Care & Rehab in June. Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration this week updated nursing home and assisted living visitation rules, paving a clearer path for families to resume seeing loved ones amid the pandemic. (Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com)
    Coronavirus
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    When Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert announced it would cease operations, it had an average daily census of no more than four inpatients yet several dozen employees. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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    Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered to pay $9.5 million in taxes to the IRS.
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    It's baby No. 3 for John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. The couple revealed they are expecting in Legend's new video for the song "Wild." It features Teigen and Legend holding her baby bump at the end of the clip. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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    A Gwinnett teacher says: "Society has asked for the lives of my family by requiring me to face a COVID-19 hot spot every work day. The lives of my family are not and never were a part of my teaching contract. To people who should know better, my family is considered a disposable, unfortunate collateral casualty, and are dismissed with a shrug because in-person instruction is mandatory."
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    “Peace Sign,” a sculpture in Sandy Springs by Joe and Terry Malesky surely will get viewers feeling groovy. Courtesy of the City of Sandy Springs.
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    J.T. Wall, a former Georgia and NFL fullback, has been coach at his alma mater, John Milledge Academy, since 2011.
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    North Hall High School football players, left, and Cedar Grove High School football players can see their breath before a play, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Decatur, Georgia.Temperatures were in the 40s towards the end of the game. (Annie Rice/AJC)
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    Bruno Fernando drives against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of an exhibition basketball game, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Atlanta. The Pelicans won 133-109. (Special/John Amis)
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    Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage (83) works with Jordan Miller (28) and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Christian Blake (13) during an NFL football practice Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool)
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